NICK DRAKE "FIVE LEAVES LEFT" THE VERY ORIGINAL EDIT ISLAND ILPS 9105
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Description
The sleeve is not as described by Discogs
DISCOGS:
Nick Drake ?? Five Leaves Left
Label: Island Records ?? ILPS 9105 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Advance copy in unmade two piece sleeveCountry: UK Released: 01 Sep 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock
Nick Drake ? Five Leaves (Full Album) Very Rare 1st Ever UK Issue `Black Block Island Logo`
TRACKS A4 (Day is done) plays after A5 (Way to Blue).
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 Time Has Told Me Bass ? Danny ThompsonElectric Guitar ? Richard ThompsonPiano ? Paul Harris (2) 3:56 A2 River Man Arranged By ? Harry Robinson 4:28 A3 Three Hours Bass ? Danny ThompsonCongas ? Rocki Dzidzornu 6:01 A4 Day Is Done Arranged By ? Robert Kirby 2:22 A5 Way To Blue Arranged By ? Robert Kirby 3:05 B1 'Cello Song Bass ? Danny ThompsonCello ? Clare LowtherCongas ? Rocki Dzidzornu 3:58 B2 The Thoughts Of Mary Jane Arranged By ? Robert Kirby 3:12 B3 Man In A Shed Bass ? Danny ThompsonPiano ? Paul Harris (2) 3:49 B4 Fruit Tree Arranged By ? Robert Kirby 4:42 B5 Saturday Sun Bass ? Danny ThompsonDrums, Vibraphone ? Tristam Fry*Piano ? Nick Drake 4:00Companies, etc.
- Record Company ? Island Records Ltd.
- Record Company ? Witchseason Productions Ltd.
- Copyright (c) ? Warlock Music Ltd.
- Published By ? Warlock Music Ltd.
- Printed By ? Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
- Made By ? Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
- Pressed By ? Phonodisc Ltd.
Credits
- Design ? Diogenic Attempts Ltd.
- Engineer ? John Wood
- Photography By ? Keith Morris (8)
- Producer ? Joe Boyd
- Songwriter [All Songs By] ? Nick Drake
- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar ? Nick Drake
Notes
This specific ID is for the advance release copy issued before the release date to reviewers and music industry-insiders.The sleeve is a 'slick', unmade consisting of two larger than regular issue pieces of card, front and back. What is particular to this unmade sleeve is that the rear top left 'Island logo and label number is printed in green type, not black as on the first pressing, by which time came in a gatefold sleeve. This is the only known sleeve that has green typeface.
Label is smooth pink Island label with black ''block'' logo
'Day Is Done' & 'Way To Blue' track listing is reversed on first cover and also label. Label was corrected on subsequent pressings. Album actually plays 'Way to Blue' followed by 'Day is Done'.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1): ILPS 9105 A//2 1 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2): ILPS 9105 B//2 1 1 3
WIKIPEDIA:
Recording[edit]
Five Leaves Left was recorded between July 1968 and June 1969 at Sound Techniques in London, England. Engineer John Wood recalled that "[Drake] would track live, singing and playing along with the string section" without the use of any overdubbing. For the song River Man, producer Joe Boyd described Drake playing on a stool in the center of the studio while surrounded by a semi-circle of instruments. The studio's environment was also an important factor as it had multiple levels to it which enabled the creation of interesting sounds and atmospheres.[1][4]
Among his various backing musicians, Drake was accompanied by Richard Thompson from Fairport Convention and Danny Thompson of Pentangle. Robert Kirby, a friend of Drake's from his youth, arranged the string instruments for several tracks while Harry Robinson arranged the strings for River Man.[5]
Content[edit]
Like Bryter Layter but unlike Pink Moon, this album contains no unaccompanied songs.
The title of the album is a reference to the old Rizla cigarette papers packet, which used to contain a printed note near the end saying "Only five leaves left".[6] The album title could also be a reference to an O. Henry short story entitled "The Last Leaf".[citation needed] Drake died five years after recording the album.
Reception[edit]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [7] BBC Music favourable[8] Entertainment Weekly A[9] Pitchfork 9.5/10[10] Sputnikmusic [11]Until the 1990s Drake's albums had been critically and popularly ignored. [4][5] By the 1990s, though, Drake and Five Leaves Left begun to be reassessed more closely. Q cited it as "The pinnacle of a melancholy canon of work so distinctive that admirers can only speculate miserably on what might have been."[12] Alternative Press called it "[one] of the most beautiful and melancholy albums ever recorded."[13] A 2007 review by Chris Jones said "it's hard not to be still floored by the beauty of [Drake's] first album" and lauded its "unique vision" mixing elements of English folk music and jazz.[5]
Legacy[edit]
Five Leaves Left was ranked 85th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 280 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. NME ranked it at number 74 in their list.[14] Q magazine included the album in its list "Best Folk Albums of All Time".
